"With the publication of this volume Srinivasa Murthy has made a singularly important contribution to the study of Indian history, Russian literature and the discipline of social and political philosophy."

"Young Mohandas Gandhi's discovery of the works of Leo Tolstoy played a crucial role in his conversion to the strategy of non-violence. We owe a debt of much gratitude to Srinivasa Murthy for editing the correspondence between Tolstoy and Gandhi, alongside such documents as Tolstoy's "Letter to a Hindu" and Gandhis reminiscences about his South African ashram, "Tolstoy Farm."... An excellent achievement!."

Guy de Mallac, Professor of Russian Studies & Peace and Conflict Studies University of California, Irvine